“I take it withdrawing the request does not preclude TCPL [TransCanada Pipelines] from re-submitting in the future?” Verloop asked.
Elliott replied that she was “correct” that “withdrawing our request for a special permit at this time, allows TransCanada to submit a request for a special permit at a later date. The process for consideration would start from scratch and include an environmental assessment .”
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TransCanada on Monday said that it did not conceal the possibility of later seeking permission to use higher pressures in its pipeline. It pointed to its Aug. 5, 2010, news release, which said “the company recognizes it needs to take more steps to assure the public and stakeholders” and that additional safety measures “would allow TransCanada to request a special permit in the future.”
Elliott and Verloop also corresponded about a delay in the environmental assessment of the project that was prompted by an objection from the Environmental Protection Agency, which classified State’s review as inadequate. Elliott reported that his firm’s officials had learned the 90-day review would “delay . . . State’s recommendation of a presidential permit but such a delay won’t be as long as the one advocated for by the EPA.”
The next day, in response to an e-mail from David Jacobson, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Verloop forwarded part of the exchange with Elliott. She also assured the ambassador and another embassy staffer who works on energy issues, Lonzell Locklear, that “TransCanada is comfortable and on board” with the delay.
Throughout their e-mail correspondence, Verloop and Elliott engaged in friendly banter. On Dec. 14, 2010, when Verloop forwarded a news story about Elliott’s lobbying activities, she wrote, “When are you coming up to visit? It’s a snowy winter wonderland here this morning.”
In the same e-mail, Verloop provided an update on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s visit to Ottawa for a trilateral meeting of North American governments. She wrote that she “oversaw” Clinton’s visit, adding, “KXL was not raised, but Doer [Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the United States] flew back on plane with her.”
On April 7, 2011, Verloop complained about the fact that Elliott did not attend an event in Ottawa on April 6. Verloop wrote in response to an unrelated e-mail: “No show last night :( ”
Elliott explained in a reply the same day that he had to work, adding: “I’m sure it was a lot more fun in Ottawa. I hope you are doing well.”
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